3rd Grade Holidays/Seasonal Lesson

Do you want to save time planning and preparing for the last week of November after the Thanksgiving break with your Reading, Writing, and Math Lessons)? A full day of activities just for you. Would you like to help your students become better readers and writers? With the help of this No Prep Reading, Writing, and Math packet, your students will review, practice, and enjoy all the skills while you only have to print and assign. Our main goal is to ensure your students improve their reading and writing skills daily and help you save time planning and preparing. For this reason, we have included detailed lesson plans for the reading and writing activities.

Included in this NO Prep December Packet:

• 1 Close Reading Passages and Worksheets ( The Last Week Of November Included to cover the Week after Thanksgiving Break).
• 1 Writing Worksheets, each with 3 prompts (Narrative)
• 1 Math Worksheet ( Spiral review ).
• Secret Code for early finishers
• Lesson Plans for Reading
• Rubric

Suggestions for Use:

• Sub plans
• Fun assessment
• Whole class or group activities
• Thematic connections
• Morning work

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The FREE Printable Catholic Kids Bulletin worksheets match up to the weekly Mass readings in the Catholic Church. There are coloring pages that match the weekly Gospel reading. There are activities throughout the month, along with Psalm copywork and a wordsearch. The liturgy of the Mass is outlined along the top of each bulletin so kids can follow along during Mass and learn the order and structure of the Mass. Each week, a Catholic Saint is also highlighted. These are terrific to be used at Mass, or as a pre-teaching activity to help prepare your students for the Sunday Mass.

June Bulletins include...

• Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
• Saint Juliana Falconieri
• Saint Anthony
• Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
• Eucharist
• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
• Saint Charles Lwanga

Teach your kids MORE about the Mass!

• Mass Sorting Cards
• Mass Bingo

Do you want to download the whole YEAR of Catholic Kids Bulletins?

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The FREE Printable Catholic Kids Bulletin worksheets match up to the weekly Mass readings in the Catholic Church. There are coloring pages that match the weekly Gospel reading. There are activities throughout the month, along with Psalm copywork and a wordsearch. The liturgy of the Mass is outlined along the top of each bulletin so kids can follow along during Mass and learn the order and structure of the Mass. Each week, a Catholic Saint is also highlighted. These are terrific to be used at Mass, or as a pre-teaching activity to help prepare your students for the Sunday Mass.

June Bulletins include...

• Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
• Saint Juliana Falconieri
• Saint Anthony
• Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
• Eucharist
• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
• Saint Charles Lwanga

Teach your kids MORE about the Mass!

• Mass Sorting Cards
• Mass Bingo

Do you want to download the whole YEAR of Catholic Kids Bulletins?

Click HERE to get a huge file with everything you need for Year B (2023-2024).

***Do you need Catholic Kids Bulletins for a different month? Check HERE!***

The FREE Printable Catholic Kids Bulletin worksheets match up to the weekly Mass readings in the Catholic Church. There are coloring pages that match the weekly Gospel reading. There are activities throughout the month, along with Psalm copywork and a wordsearch. The liturgy of the Mass is outlined along the top of each bulletin so kids can follow along during Mass and learn the order and structure of the Mass. Each week, a Catholic Saint is also highlighted. These are terrific to be used at Mass, or as a pre-teaching activity to help prepare your students for the Sunday Mass.

June Bulletins include...

• Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
• Saint Juliana Falconieri
• Saint Anthony
• Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
• Eucharist
• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
• Saint Charles Lwanga

Teach your kids MORE about the Mass!

• Mass Sorting Cards
• Mass Bingo

This FREEBIE is perfect for special education, preschool, or kindergarten teachers looking for engaging activities for the first day or first week of school. This activity is part of a bigger bundle with an ENTIRE WEEK of BACK-TO-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES!!

BACK TO SCHOOL BUNDLE

This bundle includes:

A Back-To-School book

An Adapted Back-To-School book

Comprehension Activities

Vocabulary Cards

Sorting

Adding

Tracing

Matching

Coloring

Cutting

and so much more!!!

Do you want to download the whole YEAR of Catholic Kids Bulletins?

Click HERE to get a huge file with everything you need for Year B (2023-2024).

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The FREE Printable Catholic Kids Bulletin worksheets match up to the weekly Mass readings in the Catholic Church. There are coloring pages that match the weekly Gospel reading. There are activities throughout the month, along with Psalm copywork and a wordsearch. The liturgy of the Mass is outlined along the top of each bulletin so kids can follow along during Mass and learn the order and structure of the Mass. Each week, a Catholic Saint is also highlighted. These are terrific to be used at Mass, or as a pre-teaching activity to help prepare your students for the Sunday Mass.

May Bulletins include...

• Easter Season

• Pentecost

• Saint Joan of Arc

• Saint Joseph the Worker

• Saint Philip Neri: These would be a fun way to help kids remember about Philip Neri--can you figure out why?

• Blessed Imelda Lambertini: I learned about Blessed Imelda from this Glory Stories CD; it's a great EASY way to learn about the saints!

• Mary, Mother of God

• Ascension will be moved to Sunday in most parishes, but some churches will celebrate Ascension on Thursday and read the 7th Sunday of Easter readings on the Sunday. Choose whichever bulletins work for your areas.

Ideas for Easter

Easter: I Have Who Has

Easter Seek & Find Game

Do you want to download the whole YEAR of Catholic Kids Bulletins?

Click HERE to get a huge file with everything you need for Year B (2023-2024).

***Do you need Catholic Kids Bulletins for a different month? Check HERE!***

The FREE Printable Catholic Kids Bulletin worksheets match up to the weekly Mass readings in the Catholic Church. There are coloring pages that match the weekly Gospel reading. There are activities throughout the month, along with Psalm copywork and a wordsearch. The liturgy of the Mass is outlined along the top of each bulletin so kids can follow along during Mass and learn the order and structure of the Mass. Each week, a Catholic Saint is also highlighted. These are terrific to be used at Mass, or as a pre-teaching activity to help prepare your students for the Sunday Mass.

May Bulletins include...

• Easter Season

• Pentecost

• Saint Joan of Arc

• Saint Joseph the Worker

• Saint Philip Neri: These would be a fun way to help kids remember about Philip Neri--can you figure out why?

• Blessed Imelda Lambertini: I learned about Blessed Imelda from this Glory Stories CD; it's a great EASY way to learn about the saints!

• Mary, Mother of God

• Ascension will be moved to Sunday in most parishes, but some churches will celebrate Ascension on Thursday and read the 7th Sunday of Easter readings on the Sunday. Choose whichever bulletins work for your areas.

Ideas for Easter

Easter: I Have Who Has

Easter Seek & Find Game

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The FREE Printable Catholic Kids Bulletin worksheets match up to the weekly Mass readings in the Catholic Church. There are coloring pages that match the weekly Gospel reading. There are activities throughout the month, along with Psalm copywork and a wordsearch. The liturgy of the Mass is outlined along the top of each bulletin so kids can follow along during Mass and learn the order and structure of the Mass. Each week, a Catholic Saint is also highlighted. These are terrific to be used at Mass, or as a pre-teaching activity to help prepare your students for the Sunday Mass.

May Bulletins include...

• Easter

• Ascension

• Pentecost

• Saint Joan of Arc

• Saint Joseph the Worker

• Saint Philip Neri: These would be a fun way to help kids remember about Philip Neri--can you figure out why?

• Blessed Imelda Lambertini: I learned about Blessed Imelda from this Glory Stories CD; it's a great EASY way to learn about the saints!

• Mary, Mother of God

• Ascension will be moved to Sunday in most parishes, but some churches will celebrate Ascension on Thursday and read the 7th Sunday of Easter readings on the Sunday. Choose whichever bulletins work for your areas.

Ideas for Easter

Easter: I Have Who Has

Easter Seek & Find Game

Delight your 3rd-grade students with "The Spooky Show," a fun Halloween-themed reading passage designed to strengthen their reading skills while practicing common consonant blends! In this charming story, Chase and his sister Shelly attend a spooky show at the town wharf. They’re thrilled to see flying bats and spooky ghosts, but the unexpected appearance of a playful cat brings laughter and fun. This engaging passage will capture students’ imaginations while reinforcing their understanding of blends like ch, sh, th, wh, bl, pl, fl, and sl.

What’s Included:

• Fiction Reading Passage: A high-interest, 300-word story perfect for 2nd graders, featuring beginning blends such as ch, sh, th, wh, bl, pl, fl, and sl.
• 5 Multiple-Choice Questions: These questions check for understanding and encourage higher-level thinking, focusing on key story elements like plot, character emotions, and story details.
• 2 Discussion Questions: Thought-provoking, open-ended questions that foster classroom discussion and deeper comprehension of the story.
• Blend Practice: The passage includes multiple examples of words with common consonant blends, helping students recognize and reinforce these patterns in a meaningful context.

Skills Covered:

• Reading Comprehension: Questions target understanding of key story details, character responses, and cause-and-effect relationships.
• Phonics: Focus on consonant blends ch, sh, th, wh, bl, pl, fl, and sl to build fluency and word recognition.
• Critical Thinking: Higher-level questions and discussion prompts encourage students to think beyond the text and relate to characters' actions and emotions.
• Story Elements: Practice identifying characters, setting, and plot development.
• Vocabulary: Introduces descriptive, seasonal vocabulary within the context of a fun, relatable story.

Possible Uses in the Classroom:

• Guided Reading: Use the story and questions in small groups for focused comprehension and phonics practice.
• Phonics Review: A great resource for reinforcing blends in context, making phonics practice more engaging.
• Independent Reading Practice: Suitable as a Halloween-themed assignment for individual reading time.
• Classroom Discussion: The included discussion questions can prompt a lively group conversation about the story and its fun Halloween setting.
• Homework or Early Finisher Activity: Perfect as a quick reading assignment that balances comprehension and phonics.

This worksheet makes phonics practice fun and engaging for your students, all while strengthening reading comprehension! It’s ideal for October and will keep your students excited and focused on learning, just in time for Halloween.

PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson provides digital historical background info, interesting facts, and vocabulary about Groundhog Day.

GOAL: to prepare each student to learn more about this interesting celebration.

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

POWERPOINT:
• 1 setting slide
-Location photos with map

• 3 Historical and background Information Slides

• 1 Interesting Information slide about the groundhog
• Vibrant Vocab slides
-bold photos appear without word for inference making
-vocab word 'slides in' so photo can be first WITHOUT the word
-part of speech
-concise definition

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduces Groundhog Day
· Provide backstory to the holiday
· Stimulates group discussion
· Use as distance learning resource
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Vocabulary Discussion

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

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This is a complete lesson plan based on the YouTube video 'The First Thanksgiving Story for Kids' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oodJKjJ_VqY&t=15s) by LeFive Kids Playground. Learn all about the first Thanksgiving in this fun and educational animated video for kids! Join the Pilgrims on their exciting journey across the ocean on the Mayflower, and discover how they met the Native Americans and celebrated the very first Thanksgiving feast.

The lesson is designed for Grades 3 and 4, and it should last approximately 60 minutes. There many activities included, and their answers are provided at the end.

This video is perfect for teaching young children about the history of Thanksgiving in a way that is engaging and easy to understand. They will learn:

• Why the Pilgrims left England
• The Mayflower's wild voyage across the ocean
• The challenges of surviving in a new land
• The friendship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans
• The first Thanksgiving feast and its traditions
• Plus, we'll have lots of fun along the way with silly characters, catchy songs, and amazing animation!

This lesson plan is designed to encourage 3rd to 6th-grade students to reflect on their school year and set goals for the next one. The activity includes reflection writing, small group sharing, and goal-setting, with prompts and templates provided to guide students. By the end of the lesson, students will have a better understanding of their experiences and accomplishments and a clear idea of what they want to achieve in the future.

Resource Includes:

• Reflections Handout
• Goal-Setting For Next School Year
• Step-By-Step 40 minutes Lesson Plan

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Celebrate the 50th Day of School with this would you rather game! Perfect as a no-prep 50th day party game, brain break, icebreaker, morning meeting activity, discussion starters, writing prompts or debate prompts. This is great for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade students.

You may be in full swing with your holiday or Christmas celebrations, but do your students need practice to identify the elements of story? This Gingerbread-themed worksheet with an original reading passage titled**, "Gingerbread Adventure** is designed to give your students an opportunity to practice identifying story elements, sequencing, and reading comprehension.

After reading the story, students will first identify the characters, setting, problem (conflict), and lesson (theme). Then they will sequence the events in the story, and finally, they will answer 5 reading comprehension questions. (Answer key for questions are provided.)

These no-prep worksheets are ready to go for you. Just print and proceed! This packet is ideal for teachers who want their students to get additional practice with important skills during the holiday season.

Simply print and go! There is truly no preparation needed, which is why this set is perfect to leave for sub plans, bell ringers, homework, test prep, review or assessment!

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You might be interested in Money-Saving Reading Comprehension Bundle! It includes 15 worksheets with reading passages that are designed to give your students an opportunity to practice identifying sequencing main events and details, as well as story elements, using the same stories. Excellent for a spiral review of skills!

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If you're teaching similes and need something FUN to keep the kids' attention, then this product is for you!

Students will have fun using the wonder of the holiday season to create their own similes!

Practice an important figurative language skill with EASE!

Be sure to check the PPT prior to use with your students to ensure format is correct.

30 pages of rodeo-themed coloring and fun writing activities for early and young learners! Includes: 10 coloring sheets Design your own: boots, cowboy, saddle, and wagon Cowboy and Cowgirl stick horse 1st/2nd/3rd place handouts Rodeo advertisement with fill-in-the-blanks Lucky Bronc Rider: draw/paste your picture Featured Rodeo Story to write Rodeo Conversation Dialogue handouts (2) Help the horse find his shoes maze How many words can make from "rodeo" Let's Rodeo Crossword Puzzle with Word Bank and answers A Cowboy/Cowgirl Poem to write Travel the Rodeo Circuit through the U.S. (map activity) Be a clown and write jokes to perform for classmates Fun introduction for rodeo season or for social studies units.

This product was created for students when learning about Hanukkah. Students can read the passage about Hanukkah included in this packet independently or with support. Students will answer short answer questions and true/false questions pertaining to the passage. Students will label pictures that are presented in the product as well.

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National Donut Day is the first Friday and June, so use these 12 CCSS activities to celebrate the holiday! Comes with: History timeline Billboard advertisement to make Calendar and Symbolism Coloring sheets Discussion Starters/Writing Prompts Doughnut decorating contest and matching activities Doughnuts make a word activity Doughnut Recipe activity Maze Order of Operations cut and paste Word Search Excellent for fun, critical thinking learning about and participating in National Doughnut Day!

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This product was created for students to complete during or at the end of holiday break. Students can also complete this packet once they return to school. In this packet, students can answer the given comprehension questions regarding what they did during the break. Students are given opportunities to draw, answer short answer questions, circle pictures, and circle the best answer. Throughout the product, there are also vocabulary lists to help students answer comprehension questions if they are working on it independently. The following holidays are asked about in this product: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

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